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Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman

Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -   Colombo High Court discharges Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and Major General (Rtd) Palitha Fernando from the ... Read More

Chinese PM Li Keqiang to visit Sri Lanka

Chinese PM Li Keqiang to visit Sri Lanka

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is likely to visit Sri Lanka in September. (more…) Read More

Highest number of vaccines administered yesterday in SL

Highest number of vaccines administered yesterday in SL

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The highest number of vaccines given in a single day in relation to the COVID-19 immunization ... Read More

Police prosecuted 48,000 for violating quarantine rules

Police prosecuted 48,000 for violating quarantine rules

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Police Media Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 123 persons were arrested yesterday (26) for ... Read More

Another million Sinopharm Vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka

Another million Sinopharm Vaccine arrives in Sri Lanka

Jul 27, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A flight carrying 01 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines arrived in the island a short while ... Read More

Several roads in Colombo inundated due to heavy rainfall

Several roads in Colombo inundated due to heavy rainfall

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Kynsey Road in Borella, Thunmulla Junction - Colombo -04 and Armour Street inundated due to heavy ... Read More

Teacher’s strike continues for 15th day

Teacher’s strike continues for 15th day

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The trade union action which was initiated by 14 teachers' unions based on several demands continued ... Read More

Education Minster announce dates for O/L exams

Education Minster announce dates for O/L exams

Jul 26, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Dates have been set for the G. C. E Ordinary Level Examination for the year 2021, ... Read More

Muslims to be allowed to get married under Marriage Registration Ordinance

Muslims to be allowed to get married under Marriage Registration Ordinance

Jul 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Muslims are to be allowed to get married under the Marriage Registration Ordinance. (more…) Read More

Maldives President arrives in Sri Lanka

Maldives President arrives in Sri Lanka

Jul 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Soli has arrived in the island on a three day official visit. ... Read More

Online teaching strike to continue as discussions failed

Online teaching strike to continue as discussions failed

Jul 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The Teacher Unions stated that the online teacher's strike will continue as the discussions between the ... Read More

Ranil’s amendments to no-confidence motion cannot be accepted – Speaker

Ranil’s amendments to no-confidence motion cannot be accepted – Speaker

Jul 20, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Tuesday (20) said the proposed amendments to the ... Read More

Exhibitors Slam “Black Widow” Release

Exhibitors Slam “Black Widow” Release

Jul 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - In the wake of this weekend’s box-office numbers, movie theater owners and operators have slammed Disney ... Read More

Arrest of Rishad, interrogation of Harin breach of privileges: Ranil

Arrest of Rishad, interrogation of Harin breach of privileges: Ranil

Jul 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  The arrest of MP Rishad Bathiudeen and the interrogation of Harin Fernando is a breach of ... Read More

Danish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard dies

Danish Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard dies

Jul 19, 2021

(FASTNEWS | DENMARK) -  Kurt Westergaard, a Danish cartoonist whose caricature of the Prophet Muhammad outraged many Muslims worldwide, has ... Read More